ANC Fails To Win Majority For First Time Since 1994

KWAXIMBA, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 2: Supporters of uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), celebrate as they win almost 46% of the vote in KwaZulu-Natal and almost 15% nationally on June 2, 2024, in KwaXimba, South Africa. In this rural town, the ruling party the African National Congress (ANC) and Inkatha Freedom party (IFP) lost support to uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), started by former president Jacob Zuma. The town has been a stronghold for the ANC since 1994 and both Jacob Zuma and President Cyril Ramaphosa held rallies here before the elections. South Africa's national and provincial elections were held on Wednesday to elect a new National Assembly and provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party will need to form a governing coalition, after failing to win a majority of votes for the first time in 30 years. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)